Long-term surgical outcomes for refractory epilepsy

Comparison of outcomes in four different surgical methods for sacral pilonidal sinus with long-term follows-up

Background: Sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease (PD) is prevalent in the young adults. The cause of PD is unclear, and there are different surgical procedures for the treatment. The Pilonidal sinus disease is an unpleasant, chronic relapsing condition that is difficult to cure. There is a wide variety of surgical treatments with sub-optimal results for it. The ideal treatment for the pilonidal sin...

Long-term results of vagus nerve stimulation in refractory epilepsy

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an adjunctive antiepileptic treatment for patients with refractory epilepsy. Limited information on long-term treatment with VNS is available. The purpose of this paper is to present our experience with VNS with a follow-up of up to 4 years. Twenty-five patients (13 females and 12 males) with refractory partial epilepsy were treated with VNS. The first 15 patien...

Long-term surgical outcomes in patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy and no histological abnormalities.

INTRODUCTION Reports on surgical outcomes in patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy without histological abnormalities are scarce. METHODS Retrospective review of data from patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy and no histopathological alterations who underwent anterior mesial temporal lobectomy. We analysed the following variables: age, sex, age at seizure onset, a...

Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life Following Surgical Treatment for Refractory Epilepsy

Surgery for refractory epilepsy is widely used but the efficacy of this treatment for providing a seizure-free outcome and better quality of life remains unclear.This study aimed to update current evidence and to evaluate the effects of surgery on quality of life in patients with refractory epilepsy.A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature were conducted and selected studies incl...

The Long-Term Prognosis of Epilepsy and the Development of Refractory Epilepsy